Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations

By Mr. Alexander

Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentation

SimpleConsistent

Clear

Big Progressive

Summary

Make it Big (Text)

• This is Arial 12

• This is Arial 18

• This is Arial 24

• This is Arial 32

• This is Arial 36

• This is Arial 44

Too Small

Make It Big (How to Estimate)

• Look at it from 7 feet away7 ft

Keep It Simple (Text)

• Too many colors

• TooToo Many Fonts and Styles• The 6 x 7 rule

– No more than 6 lines per slide– No more than 7 words per line

Keep It Simple (Text)

Instructional Technology:A complex integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating, and managing solutions to those problems in situations in which learning is purposive and controlled(HMRS 5th ed.)

Too detailed !

Keep It Simple (Text)

A process

involving people, procedures & tools

for solutions

to problems in learning

(HMRS 5th ed.)

Instructional Technology:

Much Simpler

Keep It Simple (Picture)

• Art work may distract your audience• Artistry does not substitute for content

Keep It Simple (Sound)

• Sound effects may distract too

• Use sound only when necessary

Keep It Simple (Transition)

• This transition is annoying, not enhancing

• "Appear" and "Disappear" are better

Keep It Simple (Animation)

7 ft

Too distracting !

Keep It Simple (Animation)

7 ft

Simple & to the point

Make It Clear (Capitalisation)

• ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READ

• Upper and lower case letters are easier

Make It Clear (Numbers)

Use numbers for lists with sequenceFor example:

How to put an elephant into a fridge?

1. Open the door of the fridge2. Put the elephant in3. Close the door

Make It Clear (Bullets)

Use bullets to show a list without

• Priority

• Sequence

• Hierarchy, …..

Make It Clear (Colors)

• Use contrasting colors

• Light on dark vs dark on light

• Use complementary colors

Make It Clear (Contrast)

• Use contrasting colors

• Light on dark vs dark on light

• Use complementary colors

low contrast

high contrast

Make It Clear (Contrast)

• Use contrasting colors

• Light on dark vs dark on light

• Use complementary colors

This is light on dark

Make It Clear (Contrast)

• Use contrasting colors

• Light on dark vs dark on light

• Use complementary colors

This is dark on light

Make It Clear (Complement)

• Use contrasting colors

• Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colors

These colours do not complement

Make It Clear (Complement)

• Use contrasting colors

• Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colors

These colours complement

Make It Clear (Size)

• Size implies importance

Make It Clear (Size)

• Size implies importance

Understanding Technology

Floppy disk

User interface

CPU

I/O Error

Backup system

Software

Mouse

Debugger

Function key

Main Storage

Too many & not focused

Understanding Technology

Floppy disk

User interface

CPU

I/O Error

Backup system

Software

Mouse

Debugger

Function key

Main Storage

Progressive & thus focused

Be Consistent

• Differences draw attention

• Differences may imply importance

• Use surprises to attract not distract

Be Consistent

Differences draw attention

• Differences may imply importance

• Use surprises to attract not distract

This tick draws attention

Be Consistent

Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance

o Use surprises to attract not distract

These differences distract!

Be Consistent

• Differences draw attention• Differences may imply importance

• Use surprises to attract not distract

This implies importance

Be Consistent

• Differences draw attention• Differences may imply importance

• Use surprises to attract not distract

Confusing differences!

Be Consistent

• Differences draw attention

• Differences may imply importance

• Use surprises to attract not distract

This surprise attracts

Be Consistent

• Differences draw attention

• Differences may imply importance

• Use surprises to attract not distract

These distract!

In Summary

• Big

• Simple

• Clear

• Progressive

• Consistent

Too much space here………….insert a picture.